Mayor Bill Finch has a bunch of decisions to make in the coming months regarding hires and fires and other personnel issues. Who stays? Who
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Finch A Cinch, Wins Second Term
Mayor Bill Finch, riding the power of incumbency and a potent Democratic registration advantage, cruised to a second four-year term Tuesday defeating Republican challenger Rick
Read moreCreating Afterschool Opportunities
Tammy Papa, without fanfare, has provided numerous afterschool opportunities for needy kids through the city’s Lighthouse Program. This news release from Mayor Bill Finch highlights
Read moreMario’s Restaurant More Than Politics
What’s the deal with Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa and the business community? Seems like his restaurant has become a destination point for business events.
Read moreTimpanelli Praises Jobs Bill As Historic Shift
Paul Timpanelli, president of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, in an e-blast to business community members, weighs in on the jobs package passed by the state
Read moreWhat If The Supremes Sing ‘Back In My Arms Again?’
Halloween weekend, sorta. You have any scary thoughts less than two weeks from the municipal election? (A snowstorm, maybe?) As it applies to city voters this is like
Read morePattis: ‘Bloodless Coup By The State Board And Its Corporate Sponsors Offensive’–Supremes Weigh Ed Case
Norm Pattis, representing plaintiffs challenging state control of the Board of Education, presented his case for relief to the Connecticut Supreme Court today. Pattis was
Read moreCarmen Lopez: ‘Similar To A Playground And A Laboratory, Bridgeport Has Been Used By Outsiders’
As a whole bunch of lawyers including Norm Pattis and Michele Mount for the multiple plaintiffs and John Bohannon and Steven Ecker for the defense prepare
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